The recorded music market for Italy edged up 0.4% in 2016 to post annual revenue of €149 million. Although the market as a whole moved little, the different segments showed big changes. Continue Reading
GM and AT&T have partnered to provide in-car WiFi across the GM model line of cars equipped with OnStar 4G LTE WiFi hotspot technology. The headline is the price: $20 a month for unlimited data. That dollar number is a milestone that could accelerate the challenge faced by terrestrial radio in connected cars. Continue Reading
Research, programmatic advertising, creative audio branding, and podcasting are key topics at the RAIN Digital Audio Advertising Summit on April 12 in Chicago, the third in a series of advertising-focused business conferences produced by RAIN in the past year. The event will take place in the famed Chicago House of Blues in the heart of River North. Continue Reading
Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur, co-founders of media company Mental Floss, are departing their business to join HowStuffWorks. The duo will be launching a new podcast under the HSW banner this spring. No details have been revealed yet about the upcoming show. Continue Reading
Amazon is expected to launch its Amazon Prime Music service in India by early 2018, according to The Economic Times. The company is in discussions with Indian record labels to acquire music rights for the eventual rollout. Continue Reading
Warner Music UK has introduced a new label called Artists To Watch Records that will be a streaming-only operation. The new company will seek out songs that have potential to become popular on streaming services and put resources into making them hits. Continue Reading
Jane Huxley, the managing director for Pandora in Australia and New Zealand, is departing the audio company. She joined the business in 2012 to launch Pandora in those regions. Continue Reading
Today Triton Digital is making the first expansion of its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker since that influential monthly report started in 2009. Called the LATAM Top 25 Ranker, it lists the top performing digital audio publishers and networks in Latin… Continue Reading
The UK Parliament has launched a podcast series to explain how it works, RAIN News learned from Neil Cowling, Creative Development Director of RadioWorks. RadioWorks is producing the show, which is an example of branded podcasting. Continue Reading
TuneIn has appointed Anthony “DJ Reflex” Jaramillo as its new head of music. In this role, Jaramillo will be responsible for building and curating TuneIn’s original music stations. He was most recently head of radio for Tidal. Continue Reading
A new music startup is hoping to reach music collectors who want the convenience of digital listening with an artist-focused business model. It’s called Voltra, and it is an unusual hybrid of streaming and digital downloads. Continue Reading
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of iHeartRadio in a pre-1972 copyright lawsuit. The online audio platform was in court over the question of whether its service should be treated as a broadcast, and thus exempt from a state statute that makes it illegal to transfer sound recordings without the owner’s consent. Continue Reading